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Baby names
MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 05/07/2022 16:08
it seems to be a popular name but I don't personally know any.
Phoebe Joy is lovely. Has a soft and melodic sound.
SpaceJamtart · 05/07/2022 16:16
I know quite a few children called Phoebe and one spelled Pheobe and a Feebee
Most of them get called Pheebs
DemBonesDemBones · 05/07/2022 16:20
I don't know why but this name has always sounded like a random noise than a name to me!
addler · 05/07/2022 16:34
I don't know any, and it's on our list. I just don't like Pheebs as a nickname!
Forgothowmuchlhatehomeschoolin · 05/07/2022 16:55
DemBonesDemBones · 05/07/2022 16:20
I don't know why but this name has always sounded like a random noise than a name to me!
Are you a friends fan?
Rachel's sister said exactly the same!!
DemBonesDemBones · 05/07/2022 16:59
@Forgothowmuchlhatehomeschoolin I'm not, how bizarre-I'm not alone then 
RuthW · 05/07/2022 18:16
Lovely name. Dd was nearly called that but we thought it was too popular so went with the other name. This was 25 years ago. The name we chose is now way more popular than Phoebe
Purplenightstar · 05/07/2022 18:42
No I don’t think it’s overdone. I have two primary school aged children and we don’t know any! It also doesn’t blend into all the Isla, Eva, Mia’s etc. Lovely name.
DuchessOfSausage · 05/07/2022 19:08
It's pretty popular and has been for a while. I only know 2 though.
It's miles better than the Isla, Eva, Mia, Lily, and long vowelly names.
PurpleVioletBlue · 05/07/2022 19:26
Hope not! I have one, she was born last year. I had lots of compliments on her name when we announced it. I think it's beautiful and I haven't met another yet. It's reasonably popular - ranked no.25 at the moment. But if you look at the stats, it's actually falling down the rankings - highest it got was 21 in 2017 I think. It's not one of those names which has appeared from nowhere and then shot up in popularity, like Isla for example - it's been in the top 100 for a while and so I don't think it will date as badly. I think it's a bit of a marmite name too - some people really hate it, so I don't think it'll ever reach the same level of popularity as more 'pleasing sounding' names like Evie or Lily. I reckon it's unlikely that they'll be more than one Phoebe in a class of 30, but they'll probably be another one or two in your standard secondary school. Personally I see 'overdone' names as ones like Evie / Eva, Amelia, Sophia, Isabelle etc.
MsTSwift · 05/07/2022 19:28
Every Phoebe I have met has been a really nice decent girl. Unlike the Graces….
JorisBonson · 05/07/2022 19:30
Derailing slightly but I saw a baby named Feebee on a local FB page recently 🫣
halfsiesonapotnoodle · 05/07/2022 19:38
Phoebe is a bit overdone and easy to misspell. I think Hebe is a million times better and very sweet.
bloominglovelyorange · 05/07/2022 19:54
Agree with @PurpleVioletBlue its a lovely name and it's numbers have actually been falling for the past few years if you look at official statistics 📉 (below) so a good time to pick this name. I don't know any and there's none in the local school
graph of official statistics:
names.darkgreener.com/#phoebe
sunshineandshowers40 · 05/07/2022 19:57
I really like the name Phoebe. I know a couple (16 and 11). Just asked my DC and they said there aren't any Phoebe's in their year at school.
TempsPerdu · 05/07/2022 20:07
I wouldn’t say so, no - and I’m someone who’s not at all keen on most very popular names.
I do know a few young Phoebes, but where I am it’s much less overused than the ubiquitous Ava/Ada/Eva/Edie/Evie/Ivy/Isla, or Lily/Lila/Lyra/Layla/Luna type names. It’s also not especially similar to any other currently popular names, so unlike those mentioned you won’t get sucked into any particular ‘sound trend’.
Lovely meaning too - I say go for it. 🙂
itsgettingweird · 05/07/2022 20:09
I love Phoebe.
I only know 1 (20 yo now) but always loved it since watching friends.
Phoebe Joy is a lovely name.
Phoebe Grace was a name I would have used if required!
Enko · 05/07/2022 20:25
Oh should add she was in primary school with 2 others. But from secondary and university she was the only one
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